Katherine Maher - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

Explore Katherine Maher net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Katherine Roberts Maher (/m a:r born April 18th 1983) is the chief executive officer and executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation. This is a position she is in since June 2016. Prior to that, she was the Chief Communications Officer. She has experience in the area of information and communication technology. She has also worked in the international and non-profit sectors and focused on using technology to support the rights of people and to promote international development. In this article, we will discover how old is Katherine Maher? Who is Katherine Maher dating now & how much money does Katherine Maher have?

NameKatherine Maher
First NameKatherine
Last NameMaher
OccupationChief Executive Officer
BirthdayApril 18
Birth Year1983
Place of BirthWilton
Home TownConnecticut
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignAries
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Katherine Maher Biography

Katherine Maher is one of the most popular and richest Chief Executive Officer who was born on April 18, 1983 in Wilton, Connecticut, United States. In 2007 Maher returned in 2007 to New York City where from 2007 until 2010, she worked for UNICEF as an communications and innovation officer. She worked to encourage the use of technology to enhance people’s lives . She frequently traveled to address issues concerning mother health and HIV/AIDS and participation of youth in the field of technology. One of her initial projects at UNICEF included testing MediaWiki extensions that were related to the accessibility of Ethiopia. Another project was awarded USAid Development 2.0 Challenge grant funds to study the use of mobile phones in order to check on the nutritional status of the children of Malawi.

From 2013 to 2014, Maher was advocacy director at the Washington, D.C.-based Access Now. As part of this work, she focused on the impact on people of laws about cyber security, morality, and defamation of the state that increase state censorship and reduce dissent. Access was a signatory of the Declaration of Internet Freedom.

Maher was chief communications officer of the Wikimedia Foundation from April 2014 to March 2016. She was interviewed by The Washington Post on United States copyright law.

As of 2005, Maher graduated with a degree in bachelor’s at New York University in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies.

After working as an intern at the Council on Foreign Relations and Eurasia Group in 2005, Maher started working for HSBC with HSBC in London, Germany, and Canada as part of their global manager development program.

From 2010 to 2011, Maher worked at the National Democratic Institute as an ICT Program Officer, working in the field of information and communications technology (ICT). From 2011 to 2013, Maher worked at the World Bank as an ICT innovation specialist and consulted on technology for international development and democratization, working on ICT for accountability and governance with a focus on the role of mobile phones and other technologies in facilitating civil society and institutional reform, particularly in the Middle East and Africa. She co-authored a chapter on “Making Government Mobile” of a World Bank publication titled Information and Communications for Development 2012: Maximizing Mobile. In 2012 Maher’s Twitter feed on issues related to the Middle East was noted for its coverage of the Arab Spring.

Katherine Maher Net Worth

Katherine is one of the richest Chief Executive Officer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Katherine Maher's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

Maher was raised within Wilton, Connecticut and attended Wilton High School. After graduating from high secondary school Maher was accepted into Wilton High School. She graduated from the Arabic Language Institute’s Arabic Language Intensive Program at The American University in Cairo in 2003. She described as a transformative experience that sparked a profound affection for and the Middle East. Maher then went on to study at in the Institut francais d’etudes arabes de Damas in Syria and also spent her time both at Lebanon in Lebanon and Tunisia.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeChief Executive Officer
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HouseLiving in own house.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Who is Katherine Maher Dating?

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Maher became interim executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation In March 2016 following the resignation of then executive director Lila Tretikov and was appointed executive director in June 2016. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales announced the appointment June 24, 2016 at Wikimania 2016 in Esino Lario, Italy, effective June 23, 2016.

Facts & Trivia

Katherine Ranked on the list of most popular Chief Executive Officer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Katherine Maher celebrates birthday on April 18 of every year.

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